Verso, ver′sō, n. a left-hand page: the reverse of a coin or medal.
Verst, verst, n. a Russian mile, 3500 feet in length, or almost two-thirds of an English mile. [Russ. versta, a verst; perh. vertietĭ, to turn, cog. with L. vertĕre, to turn.]
Versus, ver′sus, prep. against, in legal phraseology—abbreviated v. and vs. [L.]
Versute, ver-sūt, adj. crafty, wily.
Vert, vert, n. in forest law, every green leaf or plant having green leaves which may serve as a covert for deer: a power to cut green trees or wood: (her.) a green colour represented by parallel lines sloping diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base. [Fr. vert—L. viridis, green.]
Vert, vert, n. a familiar word for convert or pervert.—v.i. to become such.
Vertebra, ver′tē-bra, n. one of the segmented portions of the spinal column:—pl. Vertebræ (ver′te-brē).—adj. Ver′tebral.—adv. Ver′tebrally.—n.pl. Vertebrā′ta, a division of the animal kingdom containing all animals having a backbone or its equivalent.—n. Ver′tebrāte, an animal having an internal skeleton with a backbone.—adjs. Ver′tebrāte, -d, furnished with joints: having a backbone.—n. Vertebrā′tion, the formation of vertebræ;. [L.,—vertĕre, to turn.]
Vertex, vėr′teks, n. the top or summit: the point of a cone, pyramid, or angle; (astron.) the zenith: (anat.) the crown of the head:—pl. Ver′tices.—adj. Ver′tical, pertaining to the vertex: placed in the zenith: perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.—n. a vertical line.—adv. Ver′tically.—n. Ver′ticalness.—Vertical angles, opposite angles formed by intersecting lines; Vertical circle, a great circle of the heavens passing through the zenith and the nadir. [L., eddy, summit—vertĕre, to turn.]
Verticillate, ver-ti-sil′āt, adj. (bot.) arranged round the stalk in a ring or whorl, as leaves or flowers, whorled.—n. Ver′ticil, a whorl. [Low L. verticillatus—verticillus, dim. of vertex.]
Vertigo, ver′ti-gō, or ver-tī′gō, n. a sensation of giddiness: dizziness.—adjs. Vertiginate (ver-tij′-), Vertig′inous, turning round: affected with vertigo: giddy.—adv. Vertig′inously.—n. Vertig′inousness. [L.,—vertĕre, to turn.]